Neuroeconomics Seminar

(formerly: Foundations of Human Social Behavior)

Spring 2026

Please direct your questions and speaker suggestions to Johannes Algermissen

Location: Thursday, 17:00 - 18:00h, BLU-003 or via Zoom (please contact Johannes Algermissen for Zoom link)

Date

Presenter

Topic

26.02.2026

Jacqueline Scholl (live)
- 15:45 - 16:45
Lyon Neuroscience Research Center

Tyler Brooke-Wilson (Zoom) - 17:00 - 18:00
Yale University

Gamified tasks, emotions and decision-making
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

Model Synthesis Architectures for Reasoning and Planning
Abstract (PDF, 70 KB)

05.03.2026

Grit Hein (live)
- 15:45 - 16:45
University of Würzburg

Tobias Kalenscher (live) - 17:00 - 18:00
University of Düsseldorf

Belief Updating in Social Contexts: From Eye Gaze to Empathic Preferences
Abstract (PDF, 73 KB)

How stress affects social preferences
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

12.03.2026

Valentin Wyart (live)
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris

Selective attention as a double-edged sword for human decision-making under uncertainty
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

19.03.2026

David Melnikoff (live)
Stanford University

A Computational Theory of Flow
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

26.03.2026

Peter Bossaerts (live) - 15:45 - 16:45
University of Cambridge

Yael Niv (Zoom) - 17:00 - 18:00
Princeton University

Anterior insula
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

Latent cause inference and mental health Abstract (PDF, 69 KB)

16.04.2026

Uma Karmarkar (live)
University of California San Diego

Choosing Without Knowing: Information Processing in Uncertain Decisions
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

23.04.2026

Chris Summerfield (Zoom)
University of Oxford

Understanding learning in biological and artificial neural networks
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

07.05.2026

Quentin Huys (live)
University College London

Computational specificity in psychotherapeutic intervention
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

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